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  • Deployed Tinker Airman earns Purple Heart defending Air Base from attack

    On June 11, 2010, Col. Jack Briggs, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, commander, honored Airman 1st Class Giovanni Flores with the Order of the Purple Heart, in front of more than 75 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airmen."This is a rare but distinguished occasion for all of us," Col.

  • 552nd ACW change of command set for July 15

    Col. John Rauch succeeds Col. Pat Hoffman July 15 as the 552nd Air Control Wing commander. The official change-of-command ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. on Thursday, at Bldg. 230, dock 2.Arriving from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Colonel Rauch most recently served as vice commander of the 55th

  • 448th SCMW welcomes back Gilbert Montoya as director

    Gilbert J. Montoya was appointed as the director of the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing here June 29.From humble beginnings, Mr. Montoya has accomplished many extraordinary feats in his quest to do great things in his civilian career. Among his peers, and in front of his new command, Mr. Montoya

  • 448th SCMW welcomes new civilian director

    Gilbert J. Montoya was appointed as the new director to the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing at 10 a.m. June 29 in the Tinker Club ballroom. The 448th SCMW is the designated supply chain planning and execution element of the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center Mission. The 448th SCMW is

  • Holiday safety a top priority

    During the Fourth of July holiday, families and neighborhoods gather to enjoy each other's company. Swimming and barbecues mix with sparklers and fireworks, but along with the fun of these shared holiday festivities come some safety risks.Those risks have base leadership, safety and emergency

  • Col. Evan Miller won’t bid Tinker farewell

    After two consecutive assignments here, Col. Evan Miller just received orders for his third Tinker assignment. The 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group commander will soon become the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center vice commander.Since arriving at Tinker in June 2007, Colonel Miller has impressed

  • Three Air National Guard units make history delivering history

    Years of coordination and planning efforts paid off June 23. A 40-foot piece of the USS Oklahoma mast arrived in Muskogee after a trek across the Pacific Ocean and the continental United States. At the helm of the endeavor were three Air National Guard groups. The 12.5-ton artifact was moved as part

  • $24 million contract could bring more ‘traffic’ to Tinker

    A recent contract could see as many as three new deployable tactical air navigation systems at Tinker in the coming months. An estimated $24 million contract was recently awarded to Science Applications International Corporation, to potentially deliver up to 19 new D-TACAN systems to bases

  • SJA leaves Tinker with better view

    It's a bit like comparing compacts and Cadillacs. Such was the contrast for Col. Jeff Slagle, who has been the staff judge advocate at Tinker for the last two years. The move to Tinker, his first Air Force Materiel Command base, took some getting used to. The breadth of missions represented and the

  • Tinker hosts annual Retiree Appreciation

    Retiree Appreciation Day June 26 attracted more than 300 guests. Held at the base theater and base chapel, retired military members from the various services came to hear about updates in benefits and services offered at Tinker. Others came to see Lorraine Caddy, a retired Air Force chief master